The Blues continued their salvage mission against Moana Pasifika while the Australian sides took four of the top six spots on the ladder after the Chiefs were knocked off in Sydney.
Sky Sports commentator and analyst Jeff Wilson said that he's starting to get nervous regarding the form of the All Blacks captain.
Two traditional heavyweights of Super Rugby, currently on the outside of the playoff picture looking in, collided at Eden Park on Saturday evening.
The Blues season has gone from bad to worse, falling to yet another defeat in 2025, this time at the hands of their south island rivals, the Crusaders.
Rivals collide in Auckland this weekend as the Blues host the Crusaders in a bid to turn their season around.
The Crusaders bench has received a significant boost ahead of their clash with the Blues at Eden Park this weekend, with All Black Noah Hotham and veteran lock Quinten Strange set to return from injury.
I felt right from Monday, and I thought we saw a bit of it tonight, I saw quite a lot of it today. So you just take it, you keep moving forward.
The Blues were a whisker away from taking the lead at the death, as a Xavi Taele conversion that hit the post from the left hand touchline.
It was Spider-Man vs Black Panther in Hamilton on Saturday evening as the Chiefs hosted the Blues in Super RUgby Pacific's Marvel-inspired Kids Round.
Five rounds into the Super Rugby Pacific season, the Blues’ season hangs in the balance with the defending champions going down to the Chiefs.